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Marathons News and Photosen-cawebstaff@therepublic.comCopyright 2015For marathoners, the road to Boston is caked in snow and icehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/07e04d55bb9740a58352e4d51e6ed807/US--The-Boston-Snowathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/07e04d55bb9740a58352e4d51e6ed807/US--The-Boston-Snowathon

BOSTON - "Bam! Bam! Bam!" That's the sickening thud Becca Pizzi says runners make when they're out training for the Boston Marathon and bite the dust.]]>

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:19:12 -0500Weather forces cancellation of North Texas marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b89f5bb0a4694c7aa55949ca8ea50aaf/TX--Cowtown-Marathon-Canceledhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b89f5bb0a4694c7aa55949ca8ea50aaf/TX--Cowtown-Marathon-CanceledFORT WORTH, Texas - Wintry weather over the last few days in North Texas has prompted organizers of the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth to cancel the race.]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:41:08 -0500Ruling could have impact on cases against Tsarnaev friendshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7878b725cacf4704be4bfd7a2ce1a52d/US--Boston-Marathon-Suspects-Friendshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7878b725cacf4704be4bfd7a2ce1a52d/US--Boston-Marathon-Suspects-FriendsBOSTON - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in an unrelated case involving a Florida fisherman could have an impact on criminal cases brought against friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, defense lawyers said Wednesday.]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:47:13 -0500Sioux Falls Marathon officials making big changes to racehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d3f683579198428fb3c78fe841afbc94/SD--Sioux-Falls-Marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d3f683579198428fb3c78fe841afbc94/SD--Sioux-Falls-MarathonSIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Organizers of the Sioux Falls Marathon are developing a new course for the Sept. 13 event, with new starting and finishing points.]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:36:04 -0500Restaurant damaged in marathon bombings to close, cites renthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/19e00a478780476caca447e3f1793d7a/US--Boston-Marathon-Restauranthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/19e00a478780476caca447e3f1793d7a/US--Boston-Marathon-RestaurantBOSTON - A restaurant that was heavily damaged in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings but later reopened is closing its doors on Sunday.]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:07:26 -0500Negesse, Dibaba win as Ethiopians dominate Tokyo Marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2fac53ec89f541a385116c79ec244030/ATH--Tokyo-Marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2fac53ec89f541a385116c79ec244030/ATH--Tokyo-MarathonTOKYO - Endeshaw Negesse won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, leading an Ethiopian sweep of the men's and women's titles in the first event of the World Marathon Majors series.]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 23:33:04 -0500Tokyo Marathon ups security after Islamic State killingshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3a3baeb45cb44dbcafd9310de2790e4a/ATH--Tokyo-Marathon-Securityhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3a3baeb45cb44dbcafd9310de2790e4a/ATH--Tokyo-Marathon-Security

TOKYO - Organizers of this Sunday's Tokyo Marathon have promised increased security following the slaying of two Japanese hostages by the Islamic State group.]]>

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:40:13 -0500Marathon series introduces tougher anti-doping measureshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ef292bac248044819edb19144177de30/ATH--Doping-World-Marathon-Majorshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ef292bac248044819edb19144177de30/ATH--Doping-World-Marathon-MajorsTOKYO - Organizers of the World Marathon Majors series will increase drug-testing among elite runners.]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:23:05 -0500Ex-BLM Nevada official trains in Carson for Boston Marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5e3343cc7a7b46419842e051955a37c0/NV--Boston-Marathon-Nevada-Fundraiserhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5e3343cc7a7b46419842e051955a37c0/NV--Boston-Marathon-Nevada-FundraiserCARSON CITY, Nevada - What do they know about hills in Boston?]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:06:39 -0500Kenyan marathon runner collapses, crawls to finish in Texashttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a856a1a80641426c94c37f8798cf5af6/ATH--Marathoner-Crawlshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/a856a1a80641426c94c37f8798cf5af6/ATH--Marathoner-CrawlsAUSTIN, Texas - A marathon runner is being hailed for her grit and determination after she collapsed while running a Texas marathon and crawled the final 300 yards to finish in third place.]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:22:17 -0500Race director: No plans to hold Lansing Marathon this springhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c887c538420749fc8844cfb80a8d0bb4/ATH--Lansing-Marathonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c887c538420749fc8844cfb80a8d0bb4/ATH--Lansing-MarathonLANSING, Michigan - The Lansing Marathon's race director says the event won't be held this spring.]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:41:06 -0500IAAF confident Russian race-walking coach will be sanctionedhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d118bda1f3f3497596a310df26e0715d/ATH--IAAF-Russia-Dopinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d118bda1f3f3497596a310df26e0715d/ATH--IAAF-Russia-Doping

LONDON - Track and field's world governing body is investigating a Russian coach at the center of a major doping scandal and is confident he will be kicked out of the sport.]]>

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:05:39 -0500Family of barefoot marathoner sues company over use of namehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/87fd0576d3704e38bb3776e4bcec6d0b/US--Barefoot-Marathoner-Lawsuithttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/87fd0576d3704e38bb3776e4bcec6d0b/US--Barefoot-Marathoner-Lawsuit

SEATTLE - The family of an Ethiopian runner who famously won an Olympic marathon barefoot is suing Vibram, the maker of a popular line of minimalist running shoes, saying it used his name without permission.]]>